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17 May 2024 20:17:09 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Radiosity test #2 70 kbu  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 9 Aug 2000 04:00:14
Message: <39910FA7.51F2387F@schunter.etc.tu-bs.de>
Kari Kivisalo wrote:
> 
> Christoph Hormann wrote:
> > IMO, the shadows the objects are casting on the ground look a bit to soft for
> > shadows made by direct sunlight. (maybe i'm wrong)
> 
> Sun light_source diameter should be 1 at a distance of 100.
> 
> K.K.

<taking out calculator> arctan(1/100) => 0.57 deg.

Yes, that seems ok. ( sun usually is about 30 arcminutes )

I think Gilles's sun is much larger, but i'm not very experienced with area
lights.  

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
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